Posted on 04/22/2011 4:35:56 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
Hundreds of people rallied at a church in Charlotte's Belmont neighborhood Wednesday night, calling for an end to deportations that break up families.
The event was part of a nationwide tour by U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez of Chicago.
In an at-times passionate speech, he told the crowd the U.S. immigration system is broken. He called on President Obama to use the power of his office to stop deportations that break up families.
Many who came to St. Paul's Baptist Church for the rally had personal stories of how deportation has affected their loved ones. One woman who's a U.S. citizen told the crowd her illegal immigrant fiancee is facing deportation after being arrested for a minor offense.
"Even though he wasn't born here, he is my family," she said. "He is my children's father. And that's all that should matter."
Outside the rally Mar Betancourt told us her American citizen cousins' illegal immigrant parents were deported, and it's caused psychological issues for her cousins.
"Why deport somebody if you're breaking up families?" Betancourt said. "Where have our American values gone?"
In an interview after the rally, Gutierrez told WBTV he is against the 287g program used by many sheriff's offices in our area to identify illegal immigrants.
He says too many are being later deported by the federal government after being arrested for minor offenses.
"I want my federal government to make me safer by going after dangerous criminals in our community, jailing them and deporting them," Gutierrez said. "Those aren't dangerous criminals that we heard from today."
But Mecklenburg County Sheriff Chipp Bailey says 287g is a great program that does what it's meant to do.
"No one living here has anything to fear as long as they follow the law," Bailey told WBTV.
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“hundreds” when applied by gerbalists to an event like this means the families of the illegals, shirt-tail relatives, a lefty minister and the church janitor.
“hundreds” applied to, say, to a regional tea party rally: tens or hundreds of thousands. The gerbs just forget the last part.
I'm saddened to learn that this is a Baptist Church. Just affirms that there are some really stupid people in all religions.
“Also known as “a target-rich environment”.”
Exactly. Round up the mother-jumpers.
And shoot any that resist. Screw them.
Should read:
“Hundreds of illegal aliens rally against deportation of hundreds of OTHER illegal aliens”
I know that; but they are still family; so they can take them with them.
Damn straight! Deport the invaders and the SOBs that hire them, and let their families follow them back if they're so inclined.
No Way Jose (No Se Puede!) by 10 Pound Test
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Someone invades your home, un-invited, and looking for what they can get for free....employ the “Castle Doctrine”.
I wholeheartedly concur.
How many of those “hundreds” are legal?
2 liberal protestors standing on a street corner = dozens
Dozen lib protestors chanting and waving signs = hundreds
Couple of busloads of lib protestors with signs and a bullhorn = thousands
BUT...
250,000 Teapartiers show up in DC = "Sparsely Attended"
Yeah, I really feel for that woman, but I just can’t reach her.
I’m not sure what I’d do if she were within reach. ;’)
It’s almost as if the media are controlled by and/or filled with partisan shills.
Whatever it is, I’ll help you.
“Someone invades your home, un-invited, and looking for what they can get for free....employ the “Castle Doctrine”.”
Amen.
What values are we talking about here? The one that says you write off your so-called family member and stay in the country for your own greed?
Who is forcing these people to stay or abandon their family?
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